Calling
Now when Jesus heard that John had been
arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in
Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what
had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
"Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
on the road by the sea,
across the Jordan,
Galilee of the
Gentiles—
the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great
light,
and for those who sat in the region and
shadow of death
light has dawned."
From that time Jesus began to proclaim,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the lake—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me,
and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left their nets and
followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of
Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending
their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their
father, and followed him.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every
disease and every sickness among the people.
Matthew 4:12-23
Christ
Calling the Apostles James and John
ARMITAGE,
Edward
1869
Museums
Sheffield
United
Kingdom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/christ-calling-the-apostles-james-and-john-71624
Our lives begin to end
the day we become
silent about things that matter.
~
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Most people think that shadows follow, precede,
or surround beings or objects.
The truth is that they also surround
words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses, and memories.
~
Elie Wiesel
We
celebrated Sharron Leonard's birthday
at
Simm's Steakhouse.
Really
yummy!!!
Zi
Antweiler and Tina Nelson
Bunco
was at Tina's home this month.
Lurlie
Bickford fixed her wonderful Hummingbird Cake for our Evening Book Club.
Rebecca
Martin reviewed the book, Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner.
Jack
and Sondra Kellogg
Jack
turns 90 on Sunday and Sondra's birthday was on January 2nd.
Between
them, they total 166 years!
Dine
Around at the Steger's was FUN!!!
Gretchen
MacArthur, Barb Steger
John
MacArthur, Al Steger
(I
helped Al decorate his shirt.)
3rd
Annual Bike Race on Evergreen Lake
The
race was on land and on ice and around the hockey rinks and all the ice
fishermen.
YOUTH
You are as young as your faith,
as old as your doubt;
as young as your self-confidence,
as old as your fear,
as young as your hope,
as old as your despair.
~ Samuel
Ullman *
January 26, 2014 Third
Sunday after the Epiphany
Previous OPQs may be found at:
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
* Samuel
Ullman (April 13, 1840 - March 21, 1924) was an American businessman, poet,
humanitarian. He is best known today for his poem, Youth,
which was a favorite of General Douglas MacArthur. The poem was on the
wall of his office in Tokyo when he became Supreme Allied Commander in Japan.
In addition, he often quoted from the poem in his speeches, leading to it
becoming better known in Japan than in the United States.
The full version of the poem may be found here: http://boomersint.com/youth.htm
Our father carried this in his wallet, written on the back
of one of his business cards. Jack (Baby Brother) still has the card.
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
It is official!!!
Dr. Robin Sakamoto
Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Studies
Kyorin University
Hachioji
Tokyo, Japan
Dean Robin Sakamoto
January 20, 2014
She may be the first foreign woman to hold the post of dean
in a highly respected Japanese university.
Woooo-Hooooo, Robin!!!
Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1, 4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
Isaiah 9:1-4
But there will be no gloom for those who were in
anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and
the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of
the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.
You have multiplied the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing
plunder.
For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of
Midian.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9
God is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
God is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
One thing I asked of God,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of God
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of God,
and to inquire in God's temple.
For God will hide me in God's shelter
in the day of trouble;
God will conceal me under the cover of God's
tent;
God will set me high on a rock.
Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in God's tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to God.
Hear, O God, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
"Come," my heart says,
"seek God's face!"
Your face, O God, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.
Do not turn your servant away in
anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you should be in agreement and
that there should be no divisions among you, but that you should be united in
the same mind and the same purpose. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's
people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. What I mean
is that each of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to
Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to
Christ." Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you
baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except
Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. (I
did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether
I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim
the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not
be emptied of its power.
For the message about the cross is foolishness
to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
God.
Matthew 4:12-23
Now when Jesus heard that John had been
arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in
Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what
had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
"Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
on the road by the sea,
across the Jordan,
Galilee of the
Gentiles—
the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great
light,
and for those who sat in the region and
shadow of death
light has dawned."
From that time Jesus began to proclaim,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the lake—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me,
and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left their nets and
followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of
Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending
their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father,
and followed him.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every
disease and every sickness among the people.